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Review
Dan-Li Shen, Li Wan, Xiao-Chun Zhang, Yun-Da Fang, Hua-Chun Jiang, Yuan-Cheng Wei, Li-Feng Chen, Zhi-Ming Wu, Chen-Chen Ye, Chang Pei, Han Zhou, Li Qian 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):117318. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.117318
Minireviews
Ray Salameh, Peter Samuel, Bhavya Virmani, Farah Ghobar, Lea Nohra, Marsel Khaddaj, Ranjith Kumar 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):118338. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.118338
Case Control Study
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Yu-Chun Zhao, Jun-Ning Che, Yong-Qi Zhang, Ning-Ning Luo, Dong-Xia Wang, Zi-Jian Wang, Wen-Zhi Zhang, Juan Ma, Xin-Ping Cao, Xin Wen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):115200. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.115200
Li-Hui Wang, Xin Wu, Yu-Tong Sun, Pei-Fa Liu, Jia-Feng Wang, Yao-Qian Yuan, Hui-Kai Li, En-Qiang Linghu, Qian-Qian Chen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):116371. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.116371
Prospective Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Basic Study
Shi-Xing Wu, Paerhatijiang Abulimiti, Bo-Lin Zhang, Atigu Abuduwaili, Cheng Wang, Jian-Gang Li, Yindala Ba, Dilixiati Tuniyazi, Cheng Geng, Xin-Jian Xu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 18(4):117422. Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.117422
Case Report
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